Ivo Karlovic #21 def. Sebastien Grosjean #51

4-6 6-4 4-1 (ret.)

The match ended when Sebastien Grosjean retired.

Ivo Karlovic defeated Sebastien Grosjean 4-6 6-4 4-1 RET after Sebastien Grosjean retired in the 2008 Monte-Carlo Masters first round on clay courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatIvo KarlovicSebastien Grosjean
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
70
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
50
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
57.5%74.6%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
84.0%67.9%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
43.2%61.1%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
85.7%71.4%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
66.7%66.2%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
28.6%14.3%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
33.8%33.3%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
51.9%48.1%
Match Serve+This match’s service points won percentage minus the tour’s season average, in percentage points. Zero is average; +5 means five points above average. Match-weighted available stats; no opponent adjustment.
+3.4+2.9
Match Return+This match’s return points won percentage minus the tour’s season average, in percentage points. Zero is average; +5 means five points above average. Match-weighted available stats; no opponent adjustment.
-2.9-3.4

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 2008 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldIvo KarlovicSebastien Grosjean
Country CRO FRA
Birth dateFeb 28, 1979May 29, 1978
Age2929
Height211 cm175 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleOne-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)2151
Ranking points (entering)1,300701
Elo (entering)1,8181,735
Current career W-L363–335323–237
Current career earnings$10,160,232$8,131,803
Pre-match H2H

No prior-path match data is available for this tournament stage.